diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/cmsg.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/cmsg.c
index 2ec62c8..59486fe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/cmsg.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/nfp/bpf/cmsg.c
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ nfp_bpf_cmsg_alloc(struct nfp_app_bpf *bpf, unsigned int size)
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 
 	skb = nfp_app_ctrl_msg_alloc(bpf->app, size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!skb)
+		return NULL;
 	skb_put(skb, size);
 
 	return skb;